Life-buoy rack.



O. S; LENZ.

LII-E BUOY RACK.

APPLICATION IILED MAY 19, 1909.

947,446. Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

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CHARLES S. LENZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AEIENT FFICE.

LIFE-BUOY RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

Application filed May 19, 1909.

Serial No. 496,965.

To all whom it may concern: 6, as shown in Fig. 8, the preferred form ofBe it known that I, CHARLES S. LnNz, a fastener being a screw, as shown,which is subject of the King of Sweden, residing at inserted through thearm 1 from the back New York, in the county of New York and and throughthe st up t or 5 into the seat State of New York, have invented new andblock 2. useful Improvements in Life-Buoy Racks, of At the point ofconvergence of the straps, which the following is a specification. oneof said straps is provided with an eyelet This invention relates toracks :for holding 7 in which is secured one end of a lanyard 8. lifebuoys, the object of the invention being The other strap is providedwith an eyelet 9 to provide a simple buoy holder by means of throughwhich passes a, loop 10 the outer which the buoy may be convenientlyatprojectingcnd of which is adapted to receive tached to and supportedby the rack orholder a reii'iovable pin 11 around which the lanandinstantly removed therefrom when needyard is adapted to be wrapped, asshown in ed for use. Fig. 1.

IVith the above and other objects in View, After loosening the straps,the buoy 4 is the nature of which will more "fully appear placed uponthe rack so as to rest in contact as the description proceeds, theinvention with the concave :t'aces of the seat blocks 2. consists in thenovel construction, combina- The straps'arc then brought over the lifetion and arrangement of parts as herein fully buoy and the lanyard 8 isthen wrapped described, illustrated and claimed. around the pin 11 whileinserted in the loop In the accompanying drawings Figurel 10. By meansof the pin and lanyard, the is a plan view, showing a life buoy appliedstraps may be drawn taut, thus holding the to and supported by the rack.Fig. is a buoy firmly and securely. In order to perspective view of therack, with the buoy quickly detach the buoy, the pin 11 is with removed.Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail secdrawn from the loop 10 thereby instantlytion through a portion of the rack, showing releasing the buoy. themanner of securing the straps and seat I claim blocks thereto. 1. A rackfor the purpose specified com- The rack, in the preferred embodiment ofprising a series 0i. arms radiating from a the invention is of crutatormshape, or in common center, seat blocks secured to said other words,comprises a series of arms 1 arms, straps terminally connected to theexradiating from a common center where said tremitics of said arms, andmeans for drawarms intersect. To the outer extremity of ing said strapsaround a buoy when placed each arm there is secured a seat block 2 havonthe rack and securing said straps, subing one flat face which lies nextto the adjastantially as described. cent rack arm, and a concave face 3adapted 2. A rack for the purpose specified comto conform approximatelyto the transverse prising a supporting frame, seat blocks securvature ofthe life buoy shown at 4, the cured to said frame at points remote fromlatter being of the usual circular or ring each other, and strapsextending from the form. vicinity of the seat blocks inward toward Inconnection with the rack, I employ a I each other and provided withcomplemental pair of straps 4 and 5, each 01" said straps fasteningmeans. having two branches extending at an angle In testimony whereof Iatiix my signature to each other, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 inpresence of two witnesses. and 2, the extremities of the straps beingin- CHARLES S. LENZ. serted between the seat blocks 2 and the armsVitnesscs: 1 and being clamped and held between said F. 1. Roux, partsby means of screws or other fasteners A. CARVER.

